Teen wanted for robbery shot in South Seattle

Seattle police are investigating a shooting that left a teen injured in the Rainier Vista neighborhood Tuesday night.

What we know:

It happened near 30th Avenue South and South Adams Street around 7:10 p.m.

Multiple cars in the area were struck by gunfire. Detectives also found multiple bullet casings at the scene.

Police officers located a 17-year-old boy with gunshot wounds to his back at the scene. He was treated at the scene and taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious, but stable condition.

According to SPD, the teen was wanted in connection with an unrelated robbery. He has since been placed in custody at the hospital.

South Seattle Shooting scene

South Seattle shooting scene (via SDOT)

This comes less than a day after another shooting in South Seattle, where a man was killed along 33rd Avenue South around 10 p.m. Monday night.

Police are still investigating what led up to the shooting. There have been no arrests yet.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.

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The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department.

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